DEN OF LIARS

Caught between two brothers with magical abilities, a thief competes in a tournament to gain her freedom.

Four years ago, Magnolia St. James was rescued from her father’s enemies by the Thief, one of the crime brothers called the Devious. Enzo offered a bargain: He’d help her escape, but she’d have to share her heart’s soullight to ease the curse his brother, the Liar, inflicted on him. Magnolia has since become a thief under his tutelage, feeling his emotions through their tethered hearts and assuming the name Lola. If they can find and destroy the moonshard that Enzo and his estranged brother stole, it will break the curse. But Enzo’s brother is the only one who knows the moonshard’s location. Lola enters the Liar’s Dice Tournament, a competition held at the Liar’s casino in which contestants gamble away their secrets to “win a single die with the power to sow one untraceable deception.” Once inside, she’ll have to find the vault holding the location of the moonshard. But she can’t deny the magnetism between her and the Liar—or the truths she uncovers about her past. Lola will have to determine which brother she can trust while keeping secrets from both. The Liar’s romance dazzles more than the slightly over-the-top glitz of the casino, and while the mystery takes time to ramp up, it’s a thrilling ride once it does. The three leads present white.

After a slow beginning, a swoonworthy fantasy romance.